Archive of all news articles – Page 397
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Crosta & Mollica enters gelato with trio due to hit Waitrose
The desserts contain fresh milk and are claimed to have a lower fat content compared to northern European ice cream
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Lidl accuses Tesco of copying its logo to ‘ride on discounter coat-tails’
In a High Court dispute, Lidl has claimed Tesco’s Clubcard Prices logo, featuring a yellow circle on a blue background, is too similar to its own
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Ukraine war could disrupt global honey trade, says Rowse owner
Sector abuzz as importers in UK and EU compete for alternative suppliers
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Meghan Farren to leave as Asda chief customer officer after less than a year
Farren is returning to KFC to become its general manager for the UK
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BrewDog and Quorn team up for lager to pair with meat-free meals
The 5.1% brew is billed as a Mexican-style Vienna lager offering “a medium body mouthfeel”
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EG Group stops one million meals from going to waste in UK with Too Good To Go
The forecourt giant said the milestone highlighted its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste
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M&S Food marketing director Sharry Cramond to also oversee hospitality
Cramond, who has been the food division’s marketing chief for over four years, will now also oversee all 330 of M&S’s in-store coffee shops
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Nestlé kicks off regenerative ‘wheat plan’ for Shredded Wheat suppliers
It is part of Nestlé’s new regenerative agriculture project, which will see 32 land managers and farmers in East Anglia receive just under £1m to improve the landscape and fight climate change
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City snapshot: Inflation to drive double-digit grocery growth by 2027
The UK grocery market is set for double-digit growth over the next five years, largely driven by inflation.
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Media Bites 14 June: Petrol prices, Tesco/Lidl, National Food Strategy
The UK competition watchdog will open an investigation into competition in the retail fuel market amid soaring petrol prices.
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Discounters forecast to be fastest-growing grocery channel over next five years
The UK grocery market as a whole will grow 11.3% to £241.3bn, according to analysis by IGD
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Supreme acquires vaping manufacturer Liberty Flights in deal worth estimated £12m
Liberty Flights was founded in 2010 and specialises in premium e-liquid and vaping devices
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Danone launches £1m campaign for low-fat Light & Free yoghurt
The yoghurt will be the centre of a campaign with a ‘down to earth and playful tone’
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McCain launches ‘Farm of the Future’ in South Africa to implement regenerative agriculture
The company will grow 125 ha potatoes per year on two South African locations totalling 465 ha irrigation and 90 ha dryland
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Mike Brehme to take helm of Typhoo Tea as CEO Des Kingsley departs
Kingsley will depart in October, “to enjoy more time with his family, complete renovations in his Irish home and realise his dream to travel across the States”
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Ascona Group calls for 20p per litre cut in fuel duty amid soaring pump prices
Writing a blog yesterday, Ascona Group CEO Darren Briggs said “unprecedented increases” in pump prices were stopping independent forecourt retailers from remaining competitive with the mults
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Sysco Speciality Group launches Best of British catering guide, with new range of local produce
The new seasonal range is sourced from over 100 British farmers, dairy producers, bakers and fishers
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Health groups vent fury over ‘watered down’ National Food Strategy
A raft of organisations said the much-delayed document had proved the government did not have the will to take ‘bold action’ to address the problems of the UK’s food system
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Pilgrims Choice gets packaging revamp for greater on-shelf appeal
The move is the brand’s biggest update since it changed the shape of its blocks to an oblong in 2020
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Henry Dimbleby claims industry used cost of living crisis to torpedo National Food Strategy
Speaking to The Grocer after the government published its response to his landmark report, the Leon restaurant founder said the plans amounted to ‘not a strategy’